BEST RACE Choice for Each Class in Baldur's Gate 3 

Thanks so much for watching bros! Hopefully I helped out and didn't discourage any choices for race! I wanted to try and be unbiased towards EACH race rather than making it seem like any ONE race was an absolute "Must" pick for a class! As always, play how you want my dudes! Follow me on Twitch! ► www.twitch.tv/italianspartacus Multi-classing Rules ►5thsrd.org/rules/multiclassing/ Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki ► bg3.wiki/wiki/Main_Page Beginners Guide to Terms ► ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TQrJZPtnqBU.html Become Part of the Community ► discord.gg/sparty

Trust me people, the way this game is created, pick the race for reactions. I expected sorc gyth to have some unique options and i’m not disappointed.

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I feel like the urge to have "the best" build that breaks the game and makes it laughably easy is such a current-day-internet thing. The beauty of D&D is that there is no "the best." Sure, there are certain combinations that are classics (dwarf fighter, etc.), but the game very much invites you to not min-max. If you want to go full forest gnome wild-magic-barbarian, you are more than welcome to do so. Just think of your character as a fully fleshed-out individual with its own history and personality, not just a bunch of numbers, and you'll have a great time, I promise. ☺

"We live our lives with enough constraints on them" -- Man, this is why your videos are the best. We have enough gamers telling other gamers how to game. I love how you offer advise and info but constantly remind that doing what feels organic and appealing to each is always a great way to go.

Goddamn the title might be click bait but that forwardness in the first 10 seconds of the video? Respect. This is why I watch your stuff. Lol No fluff, no bullshit made up to sound smart. Just straightforward answers. Top notch.

I made a drow ranger specifically because I like the idea of having 80ft of darkvision on an archer. Yep, I know they aren't the only ones with the superior darkvision but I thought it fit the concept best :)

Speak with Animals is a Ritual spell, which means you can cast it without using a spell slot. You just have to keep it prepared to keep the effect active. When you get it as a racial bonus, it's considered 'always prepared'. It's a bug that the tooltip doesn't mention Ritual on the character creation or level up screens.

Duergar are a lot of fun to play! Not only do you get the normal Dwarf traits, you also get increased Darkvision (like Drow), Advantage on saving throws against illusions, charmed and paralysed. On top of that you get 2 spells, the first at level three: Enlarge, and the second at level five: invisibility. Been really enjoying playing as Duergar Oath of Vengeance Paladin!

Should go deeper into the races as they all get extra stuff at higher levels. For instance: Whilst the Asmodeus Tiefling cantrip is underwhelming, at level 3 you get Hellish Rebuke as a race feature which is absolutely awesome for Sorcerers, Paladins, Wizards and any Spellcaster or spellcasting melee class. At level 5 they get the darkness spell they can use once per long rest. These are also things that should be considered.

I can't tell you how appreciative I am for your style of video. there is not worse or a bigger waste of time than watch 2/3 of a video only to find out it doesn't give you the info you were looking for. Thank you so much.

You have helped me so much with getting my bearings in CK3 and now with this game! thanks so much for all the insight and the practical explanations

Ive been dreading that im playing the game wrong this whole time. But the first mintue of your video has put some of that fear, thank you. Now, im going go make the gnome magical tank i always wanted be! And you definitely earned me as a subscriber!

Just wanna say thank you for up-fronting the base info of the video, it's a breath of fresh air.

Gith are one of the top races, their ability to get proficiency with all skills for any attribute is huge, and medium armor + weapon proficiencies are amazing for classes that don't get those by default. Frankly they are probably the top race for casters. Also Halflings for the "lucky" ability which basically means they are 5% better at everything.

You started the video with the best advice about race I've ever heard or given anyone playing D&D. There's always a benefit, no matter the combination.

Gith are not corrupted elves, they're a humanoid race a separate realm/crystal sphere from the one that Faerun/Toril exists on. Basically they're DnD aliens

Dude, I will tell you... Your explanation of this and how you come across is top notch. I bought this game 3 years ago and messed with it back then. 600+ hrs in DOS2 " I love Larian games". This helped me out a lot. Your explanation on the classes is awesome. I'm 47yrs old btw. Been playing these kinds of games a long time. Thanks for your info and knowledge. You got yourself a new Sub! 👍👍

Your video quality hasn't gone down .. good to see your still making good videos. Keep up the good work Spartacus

I really like that you respect your viewers' time. Liked, subscribed, commenting for the algorithm

As a person who grew up with 1st and 2nd addition the concept of race giving you armor proficiency is game changing

Regarding carry capacity, you can send resources back to camp. Even containers. Those item's (which havebeen sent to camp) doesn't weight you down. And you can access them almost any time. (just click to camp button and check the "Traveller's chest" Light armor prof is really usefull for humans, especially if you are playing as a warlock. I spent my first feat to get the moderatly armored feat. I got medium armor prof and i can wear shields, so my AC is 19 in act 1. I really enjoyed it.

Your conclusion at the end just got you a new follower!!! Couldn’t have said it better if I tried. 🎉

I love your honesty and delivery. Easy subscribe for sure❤

One small thing I will add, Tieflings, Githyanki, and Half-Drow get more spells as they level, gaining a new spell at level three and another at level 5, each of which can be cast once per long rest. Drow and Deurgar also get Spells at levels 3 and 5, which also can be cast once per long rest each. Side Note: I'm loving Civil Militia allowing my Half-Drow Draconic Sorcerer to wear a shield.

Fantastic video format, like bloody pristine!!! I wish I could subscribe all over again.

Personally, I adore wood elves for frontline combat. Fighters, barbarian and Paladin wood elves are my style. Why? Increased movement distance and that alone is just phenomenal.

Never thought the best race would be one Ive been avoiding this whole time. Great vid

New to bg3 and this channel but grateful for the upfrontness. And actually opened this hoping there'd be a more saying play the one you want! Cause I'm overwhelmed and wanna do it based on head cannon lol.

I liked the wholesome message at the end~ thanks for the guide~

ItlalianSpartacus, this is a great video! Your style is both informative AND fun! Will be a happy viewer of you going forward!

Dude bravo, best video on this topic on RU-vid hands down. After like 4 mins I knew I needed to create a playlist full of your BG3 videos and just binge. I've learnt so much already. Oh and I subscribed too

Just found your channel, and I have to say that the comment you make at the end of this video enticed me to subscribe. We DO have enough BS going on in our day to day lives that we should be able to play as we please. Thank you.

hey man love your content here and with Diablo4! I love you lay the info out up front and I make sure to finish the video if the info is useful; which it pretty much is every single time. Keep up the good work!

Upvoted for putting vital information upfront. Subscribed after seeing you’re still making Baldur’s Gate 3 content.

Thanks mate for this video, it's very helpful, even for someone who has played a lot of Pillars of Eternity (I + II). Some of the knowledge does carry over but still need to update my understanding based on BG3's own interpretation of DnD rule set.

subbed, liked, and commenting, thank you so much for the help my friend! gl in your quests!

I wish you would mention the cantrips certain races get on later levels that aren't shown in character creation, such as Drows getting Faerie Fire and Darkness, or Zariel Tieflings getting Smite, etc. I think those kind of cantrips increase the power of certain races a fair amount that wouldn't be apparent at first glance when choosing your race.

just bought the game and while its downloading doing some research and have to say love the no bs intro more info guides should do this

You're honesty in the first couple minutes of the video earned you my respect and sub, keep up the good work.

Thanks for clearing that up in the first 10 seconds of the video. We all really appreciate it. I'm sure! liked and subscribed

Honestly this video was a breath of fresh air the honstey displayed in the first couple of minutes convinced me to not only watch the but subscribe as well good on yah

Wood (Half)Elves also get a stealth Stealth proficiency. They're excellent for Rogues, and make for solid Warlocks as well (especially if you're doing a rogue-like warlock build). I expect they'd do nicely for Monk as well. The main thing to choose between them is the weapon proficiency set. Dancing Lights is not a great cantrip. The Half Drow is the weakest by far of the Half Elf variants. It doesn't even get improved darkvision. Gnomes are crazy good, but they're Gnomes and Gnomes are horrible. Shield (Mountain) Dwarf is horrible now unless you're going with a caster and want medium armor. The Halfling core abilities are solid, especially Lucky, but their speed reduction is frustrating, especially compared to the Wood Elf variants. Dragonborn look epic and give you your choice of elemental resistance, which is even better if you combine it with a different variant of Draconic Sorcerer (it can also look amazing) for stacking two different elemental resistances (fire and lightning or cold are solid combinations). The Githyanki ability to completely dump one entire attribute line of skills and then pick up the full set is crazy good, but they just look so stupid. Their psionics are solid, too. Half Orc is the best Barbarian race because of its weapon die crit boost, which synergizes with the Barbarian feature, since both add a bonus die. This makes them prefer the d10 and d12 weapons over the 2d6 ones for crit damage spiking, unlike the Fighter which favors the 2d6 two-handed weapons for the better average damage results.

Level 3 Githyanki Bard- Proficient in 13 out of 18 skills, and I have Jack of All Trades for the other 5 proficiencies! Add on top of that the Medium Armor Proficiency and Mage Hand Cantrip! Edit: I forgot to add that since I got the Deluxe Edition, I also have the Mask of Illusion which allows me to turn into any race, in case anyone I talk to is put off by githyanki!

Thanks for the video, I like that you up front the knowledge

Thanks. This content will def help when I start this game.

This video format is excellent. Thank you for being up front and honest with the info. I didn't come here for that specifically, but I appreciate it regardless. I just came here for a complete breakdown of racial abilities since the wiki is slow to update

Hell yeah, another banger 🔥 🙌 ❤

Speak with Animals is GREATLY useful and I haven't even gotten past Act 1 yet. Anyone who underestimates or undervalues it is objectively wrong

Ive found a fun and shockingly effective playstyle of paladin/cleric as a brass dragonborn where i can summon water, create an electric field, have massive support benefits and capable of striking 3-4 times as a war domain cleric/paladin . Its one of the most fun playstyles ive ever used

I can’t tell ya how excited I am that you’re covering this wonderful masterpiece of a game.

I know I'm late but I think the Deep Gnome is slept on. Any sort of ranged damage dealer that wants to hide will get a huge boost from the race. Pretty much anything that uses Thief 3 will be able to take full advantage of it and coming standard with Superior Darkvision more than makes up for the movement speed penalty imo.

As a high elf, if you arent playing as a wizard, pick a utility cantrip like light or mage hand. You dont do less damage with low intelligence, but theres a much higher chance that youll just completely miss the cantrip Drow subrace also gives MANY many dialogue options in act 1.

Just earned a well deserved subscriber from me, I’ve just binged 4 of your videos lol

I really appreciate the honesty right up front

Love the vids man. I also discovered that Half-Elves and Humans have a pretty good advantage being Wizards and Sorcerers. They're innately proficient in Shields, which wizards aren't and it stacks with Mage Armor :)

I like how you explain everything it really helped me too be who I want too play as so thank you

Great vid mate thx a lot 😊

This is a very refreshing intro message for a game tips video

An additional advantage of wood-elf and half wood-elves, they get stealth (and nature for pure wood-elves) proficiency for free, so for rogue, they get faster and get a proficiency they profit a lot from for free. I don't know why the free proficiencies are not listed by the race features, bc not all races get one. Laran studios should change that

Thank you, character selection is super intimidating

Great job thanks very much for the info

My half high elf druid is just fine thank u. Gosh i love this game. NO MIN MAXING

New to this channel love your content . Long time D&D player but im new to baulders gate 3 loved the first games. Jjsttrying to learn mechanics of this game lol

Loved your intro!

I absolutely love the fact you said to just enjoy the game and not sweat the class and race of your character. I see too many videos that do that and I choose not to view them alot of the times, cause it stops being fun and becomes work.

Wood half elf for my 1st run and I'm so glad I did. The human feature of diverse weapon and armor proficiency and the elf trait of movement speed has made my fighter/tank a great center piece for different team setups

I have found that the best feat to have was a race with Darkvision, especially for a range type character. But all are good.

The fact the every video I've seen has different best and worst exemplifies the wonderful complexity of this game.

0:32 and this is why I subscribed 30 seconds into my first watch of any of your videos. I will follow the example

bro @ 1:14 you got me, instant subscribe because of that little bit philosophy. thank you!

I love the honesty thank you

You know I came for the title but I’ll watch the full video because you got to the point at the VERY beginning I’ll even subscribe cause your honest so thanks

First video watching from your channel and thank you man (Liked and subscribed)

Gith is very strong IMO with darkvision and astral bonus to all skills for a attribute till long rest, spectral hand and jump at later level. Also they get light/medium armor, long/great sword. This is a huge number of abilites

Man, the first sentece in this video and you got a like from me. Thanks

As far as the race spells, they don’t operate off of spell slots generally ever. They’re not cantrips per say, but in the dnd books they’re generally couched with “you can cast this without expending a spell slot once per long rest.” Or something like that.

Thanks for the video

Even as a player with no experience in paper RPGs, as soon as I saw the happiness of halflings, I immediately thought it was OP. Unfortunately, the halflings seemed so uninteresting to me that I couldn't choose them. And this look is on the default form of a halfling... a tragedy xD

I've made a half orc assassin. My idea was first turn massive critical blows. Unfortunately only apply for melee hits and seems not working how I've planned, but I'm enjoying it very much

Note that Half Orcs rolled an extra weapon die on crits, so they COULD get 3x, but most likely somewhere between 2 and 3. Its been updated ingame.

Honestly ive been getting annoyed with some BG3 content where they really dont give the information they say theyll give in the video titles so you prefacing at the beginning that lil tidbit saved me so much time and def got yourself a like and new subscriber

16:20 i'd say that warlock ork is pretty nice both when you roleplay as the more of evil guy and also initiating with Paralyze humanoid spell, coupled with their insane crit buff it's jsut amazing

Great video

First time watching your videos. I enjoyed myself.

Been following your channel for a while now. Absolutely love your content, brother.

Planning to run a Tiefling Bard when I start playing tonight.

you're probably the best youtuber for information on games

Besides Half-Orcs for specific melee builds, I think Deep Gnomes are the power gamer's choice. Advantage on all the mental saving throws and superior darkvision are really, really good. Advantage on stealth is a nice to have but I have found stealth to be underwhelming because of the vision cones.

Haven't got the game yet, but love tieflings so when I finally get around to getting it, tiefling

Medium armor proficiency is slept on in the fact that a bunch of magic boots gloves and helms are medium and even if your chest is light armor you can’t utilize the Magic equipment that you may want or benefit you, also having it as a caster is very nice

6:04 I started a playthrough as a Dark Urge Lolth Drow Monk. I'm amazed how much Drow RP there is. It's a great way to play the game.

This is the video I was looking for but because of the title I was not sure if it would be the right one ^^'

This is good to hear, I was in between a half-elf and a halfling lol

In D&D my character is a half-orc bardlock who’s a ranged spellcaster and I’m thriving playing her, so truly the limit does not exist, you can just play whatever you like

Waiting for console, but very much considering a wood gnome Druid as my character. Speak to animals and being able to turn into an animal would be dope imo

Half Elf has the advantage of bringing proficiency with light armor and shields, which can be handy for casters who don't normally wear armor.

A party build would be fun to see, just a party full of buffers. True strike, bane, bless, the tergy, plus potions.

I’m shocked that still, no one seems to have mentioned the fact that “Keen Senses” and “Mask of the Wild” no longer show up on Elven Racial Features, yet they still have Perception and Stealth proficiencies in the final “skills” menu. Do they still truly have these proficiencies? No one seems to know.

Nah Tiefling is the best race for all classes because they have hornz and it looks coel